New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-13
SUNDAY EDITION.
MARCH 10, 1887.

that time bope to lie so well assured Of work e to
be willing to have the story begun and also 10 nave ~
FAR advanced that you he able TO Judge VI us mos
before beginning 20 print. ,..
you, and noye to make haste much faster oyanupys
for waiting hitherto.
am like = psintsr commissioned TO execute large
picture. whose Is full OF stu Ties AMI sketches anu
his big canvas is skotchod out aud ready-a done ou'
tho painting.
HIS FoNDNEss FOR HORSES.
al have seldom met a man" said Mr. Bonner, " 20
passiOnatey toad of animals. and especially OF horses,
az was Mr.. Deecher. lie was thoroughly in sympathy
with nature Ono OF hls ehief delights was to DO
among horses aud to ride behind swift ste per ior
au hour or two second 10 intoxicate hun. lie was
almost 10 fond OF Dexter oil one OF his own children
and never missed OppOrtunity TO take ride with
behind that noble animal sometimes Ms R'ee
WIS childish. | remember afternoon we were
driving through street in Brooklyn when he espied
the Rev Dr. Siorrs sobery pacing the sidewalk; he
could resist the temptation to stop ana ten MN
the name of the horse that drawing us. point out
his merits and describe the manner IN whch n moved
on a good road. / he good DO tor seemed ratDer
bored but in hs exnborance Mr. Bercher d'd hot sop
to consider whether Dr. Storrs WAS interested IN
horses or not. =,
In nearly every letter he wrote to me-and
sonnet mes received three or Tour week mace
some reference TO my horses. Shortly after nag
lnadc his acquaintance he addressed 10 me "hdt
regard a. Que OF the best pieces OF wordpantng on
similar subject In the English language, aud wbieh
published at the time. Ii written early III tne
spring and after lie had had a discussion VIII
tho humanity O last driving. Listen !
n.
attention TO the parts which most caught his fancy
MY DEAR Mr. BONNER: Yon promised ma ride
with your neverobr excei!et hOtses. and to-day II he
very day for 1t. The sky clear. l. ID long While since
We have had hIgn bright clear days. They have Deon
sad ana cloudy Sometimes snow. sometimes RAIN,
sometimes miserable con promise between BOTH Bnt
to-day Is OF one mind nni that LoOd MUD Nature is
in her swect AMI grand mood Il Is the nrst day on
which abe cared to 1t known that her mi1d was
made III to hayo 81 ring weather The secret Is out now
MEETING saw grass with frss gro% ~ OF greer
III very morning. No BIRDS yet ~ the grts" slsd
birds pldnly as II 1t had spoken English Inc! can
not be far nn. -,. r.,,.
hard and moist. ;ho kind FOR srin For do mol
your mind that, II horse mas had swiftoess pm, IA h'n
il Is fair him cbahce 10 develop ms eIts VI
trottDg il easier 10: some horses t. sotwey' niles an
hour than Tor Otaers To 20 three lhei were .tig W.
DE, II hurt a swallow to swlfter than an 0xf why
noti Beedu-e he was made 80 II Is easy 10 90 the
thing we're made to do easily Ana good h9tso %di
accord. lie docs not loso the re!isH OF sred even
wheI d0mestiratei . ,.... III. o,,b.
were pattern OF moderation, y-r} deacon oI soDcy
ana turn him loose IN pasture Whew, Waat a euahse
have let 20 hm,and then with squeai he lets ny Ms
heels ngh in the air, I'M the sun flashes nom h;
,hed SHOES md Oh he ias'cr anu hereer
clear across tue lOf. m the fence brings nm up And
then. win his eye 'shinc mis- name Intel and swelling
his l up Ike KING. sceUtre, lie shOlts a defiance al
you rom altar, and with series of re"Inls' running
Sideways, pawings AMI pnnsnss iiIs1lns; anu Wills
he ATS again With Immense cDl"ymrht, mo another
round running Do You not see th?t II Is more than
funi IL IL rcst.cy. Il il horse rapture! ,,,-
never such a spectacle that an not pa hin.Iy
impressed with the inhumanty OF n0t &c IN. norSrs run
nr'yms him OF IT, drive last Oh principle 10 it FOL
the sake OF being at ore ~ithniure IOIItslo" onaJ
gv e Sow n YOU think proper. But your horse should
DC scpt up nature. be would nave haH pay Two les
f:H W ~ meant tie should 20 only Oh so-i0Inee1
lns pace He has iour legs. OI course nc oushlN
= great deal with them . .., ~, 90 oon
vince Won o. ur ;uty Sut feared lest, taking ne our
to ride you Wo4l be disposed TO tilnA tna1 ~.
scrupea, AMI would jog along moier"'ey' ~ j. ionS 'e
q iilOr NOt at all The wni does mol 20 as ruVuSu
cut me. II were an ensIn~er oi ~ , o,
eXpfcs, train should cover twenty micN al 'DuI m1
LEI mo nulsrs toe sell grooned-~ci! AaIne-l"d Lot
flaw JUS ready TO hetray M Noun s 49,, q YOU, ,oI
sllc. Tue whip not neeied let 'et IL st'nt in ~
rsoe sraccial hiatt Of auth rlty IL Reserve when
ALWAYS wholesome 20 men ami h0rsas r,,
Now ret ont ~ town cautiously. No speci here. Ihn
io, Ru, once nsy.u. SHAKEN ~ the crowd, give yon
lok and disappear lnsisn y IN Wild exolieuenl US II
r the chalk lines as II the ea % aud kiei
cOnnnclsi. aud evSri thiS "ets Hii9 m &c W ~
a ssi i"&'F'A'u''i s'''''"'" D''' " n,n'n.n,
a, t- rate surry These 10 irs are not o. sOrrOf bdO
realty tnis going Ike rocket IL new 10 evrY 7en-s 10
rot laugh II "tch tns seat "r" n nr' sc 40 ts
bds Business y syins. Eut don't hrtW t'e ie.n
am getting cal II. SEQ that play of muscle s.iehlu
marhlLcry WAS mt INTO these horses Twenty n0'se-
Iowor At least Ii each! Aud bow tHef enjoy ItI 20
iorclng bore. They it to please them anu
tn,uk you FER q chsnsel I.oDk al tnat bad! Iho,e
eus speak kn tongue! The eyes fash "iN t-geIhrss
AMI VII. Is 1t three milssi Impossible! u Is hot
Vel draw up. Let me eot IN nov and see me &c nrve
ere rur.. What not enough yea No painful pnnng.
DO thrubhimg the TANKS. ruey step ner' olSiy ana
cnamp the M and lean 10 yonI earrs'e' a. s g' H. ma
~ On 10 plea &c Cur'p'Fcs'
BTEcHEK's INFINITE GOOD HIMoR.
." Brcches MAS q nan OF Infinite Jest, coninued
Mr. Bonner L" lie was full OF funny stories and
ouaint and original witcisms, and IL slO.y lecture
or sermon he zeldom missed spinning q zoo" yarn 20
uoiut \ moral lis letters were almost lnt";abiy IN
iocua srraiu aud he -~cd an olortur;iy 10
turn a point against tho man who sent H. ich"hDer
OF one occasion 0i scndnS h.n p"ei'"eet ol one "a
hi, Articles AID OF making some CONNIE H. on II winch
| suggested to him funny enough |" entitIe me
IN a n1sillon ON " The London Pu1ch The messenger
VINO took tue proof brought IL letter oaeA "heH Tau
10 H@ iii'or OF London P,nIch: Robert Bonn"t le-re-
mn rrnt your paper II gives no !oa'nrr 10
irstiy good character NJ other one Nan nas
made me- lIugH mucD. Just In LOOK ai hii "oId
nuk. orc ;nrrl. ana woni suggest ~ LIS
,'ri mr., pe puh,h-L lie mas but 'au s5oad ho
pe.tn nv ron,rbat.n T. Thc Punch woul. IN less than
years own AMI eiit III Dut oiIerSlsr no IN "e
TRUSTEE. II w
"On December ~, 1873, he wrote to tell me of an
accident that had bclIen him in one OF brooalyn's
streets in this somewhat terse style
Got tlrnblrd ont o. wagon last week ID INT nuit
Uor.cs ran away pii;'t hut ON: Ven Droae' a a.s
hnrf cot - pay 10Y IL Wy n"S' .u ,1, ny ,r ,.
d" II WAS shortly after he had agreed to write Nor
wood Tor me that this rather significant paragraph
appeared in one of nls letters 10 me
cannot remember year FOR ntteea years IN whicni
have not been told that h.d rnacheH ne emu "a N, VA
OF use to the ends OF humility 10 keep the isc, daily
before me tnat may not he puioi up
letter bearing the date April %, SO. sent by
him 10 explain hs reasors for sending his weekly
manuscript earlier than usual is Ictrrlstic AMI
tnir sample of hundreds that have tiled away lie
writes
20 to New FOR MY lecture before tie Divinity
School and don't get back I'LL Friday morning or noon
Too lnre so | send COPY Oh that couh always tahe
tms by the forelock auh work bel0rrna1i But Ike
Dexter cant trot IN the stsbs must he brou:ht ont
and nut on the road aud have something b-nlnd Ge as
we'll us "A COOL road before me- There never uorse
SO good As not ~ DO bette FOR IA good driver.
a no:e dated January Is, 1865, Just after Edward
Fycrctt's death con tained this expression
really feel Everctts death more than could have
believed TIL within two years have not been IN syin
n,hv rith him hut Rebellion he has douo 80
noply that rome mbrr only that and zeal thst the
country has lost true Patriot You nave Also lost u
f.itufl frsn trls honorable and-tnank. largely 10
me Ledarrs friend TO tho common peope IL Is not
~ Win La RovArninnnt